MTAQ News

From: Laureli Blyth [mailto:lblyth@eventzinparadise.com] Sent: Tuesday, 30 August 2011 4:09 PM To: Annette Window Subject: Enrichment and Destination Speakers Hi Annette,
It was nice talking to you today. I can send you something to put on your website or newsletter about our program. Our website is having the final details applied however you can have a more

RHONDDA ALEXANDER MEMORIAL MARINE EDUCATION GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT We'd like to thank the schools that were able to submit some wonderful projects for the inaugural Rhondda Alexander Memorial Marine Education Grant. The grant was awarded to Palm Beach Currumbin Senior High School, Currumbin, QLD for their project Students Against Overfishing (SAOF). Year 12 Students at Palm Beach Currumbin Senior High School more

Some time age we made contact with Murray Leighton in Cairns WPH&S whose division is responsible for writing the Snorkelling/Diving Code of Practice.We immediately invited them to attend LEI and their office is hoping to send Rob Schute to see how schools run snorkelling and take feedback from us to more

ContactMark WingettPrincipal Runaway Bay Sport and Leadership Excellence CentreCnr Morala Av and Sports DriveRunaway Bay 4216T 5500 9988F: 5500 9989mailto:Mwing1@eq.edu.auWho are the instructors and what are their standards?Steve Sinclair, Australian Underwater Snorkel Instructor (AUSI)Check out the AUSI web sitehttp://www.ausi.com.auMark Wingett and Tenille Devine two of the 35 gaining instructor status from more

Recreational Boating Safety Improvements
Thu, 04/08/2011 - 9:00am
Maritime Safety Queensland has released some briefing material on the Recreational Boating Safety Improvements announced by the Queensland Government on the 27th of July 2011.
The key changes include:
requiring a higher standard of boat operator skills for new licence holders of large recreational boats;
introducing enhanced night more

The following information is from Education QueenslandCurriculum Activity Risk Assessment Guidelines Marine StudiesThe Marine Teachers Association Queensland have been working with the Department of Education and Training on the second review process for the Curriculum Activity Risk Assessment Guidelines for the Marine Studies area. These more

AMSA is going be to in charge of boat registrations after 2013This means they could start charging schools and issuing marine orders that frustrate us to bits.We have made a submission so Go to the members areaLook in the blue column on the leftView business documentsOpen the folder called submissionsand download more

CONSULTATION OPEN DAYSAs part of our communication and consultation program, National System representatives will be touring the country in June, July and August this year to meet with interested members of the public. We'll be holding Consultation Open Days in metropolitan and regional locations to give stakeholders the opportunity to find more